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COLUMNS
[Column] Soromfe Uzomah: How global disruption can have local implications
The global impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated.…
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WomenInTech
HerVenture, a business skills training mobile app for women entrepreneurs launched in Kenya
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and DHL Express have launched HerVenture, a business skills training mobile app for women…
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BUSINESS
Over 200 countries can send and receive money via Vodacom’s Tanzania M-Pesa
Over 200 countries can send and receive money via Vodacom ’s Tanzania M-Pesa after the company announced the expansion of…
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BUSINESS
Equity Group calls off plans to acquire Atlas Mara banking businesses
Equity Group has called off plans to acquire Atlas Mara (ATMA). The decision according to Equity is consistent with the…
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News
Visa launches new initiative to support Small Businesses in Kenya
Visa has launched a new initiative to support support small businesses in Kenya. The “Where You Shop Matters’ initiative seeks…
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Startups
[Zambia] BongoHive FinTech Challenge Applications Opened
Zambian Innovation hub BongoHive has announced that it has opened applications for its annual BongoHive FinTech Challenge. Through this challenge,…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The new normal calls for leadership with a human touch (virtually)
In recent years, working from home has been a perk for some. Suddenly it became an imperative for many, as…
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News
Tech for humanity: Preparing for the next phase
ICT has been critical to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and transforming society over the long term. But the key to…
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News
SEACOM is patnering with Tata Communications to offer high-speed pathways between Africa, Europe and Asia
Pan-African telecommunications service provider, SEACOM has joined forces with digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications to offer high-speed, reliable pathways between Africa, Europe…
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COLUMNS
Data: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech startup Aella raises $10m financing round
Nigerian fintech startup Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round from Singapore-based HQ Financial Group (HQF). This debt financing…
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BUSINESS
Jumia says it attracted over 100M unique visits during Jumia Black Friday 2019
Jumia has reported that the 2019 Black Friday had hit a record high, attracting over 100 million unique visits to…
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CLOUD
Local partner role is critical to cloud success in Africa
While cloud technology presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to innovate as if they were potentially start-ups, the time and…
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News
Agritech startup WeFarm secures $13 Million funding to scale its Smallholder Agricultural Ecosystem
London-based farmer-to-farmer digital network WeFarm has raised $13 million in a Series A round of funding. The round was led…
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Startups
South Africa’s fintech startup uKheshe wins 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Programme
South Africa’s QR cash card and microtransaction platform, uKheshe, has won the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Southern Africa competition. Launched by…
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Startups
U.K announces a Ksh.1.3 billion fund to support Kenyan fintech startups
The United Kingdom has announced a Ksh. 1.3 billion fund to support fintech startups in Kenya. This announcement was made…
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News
Angola Cables and TM Global successfully establish proof of concept a new cable route
Most of the global internet traffic today utilises infrastructure located primarily in the northern hemisphere to link Asia, Europe and…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The Platform – tomorrows new economic sector
Digitalisation is constant. We see it in the continuous innovative disruption across the globe. This progressive phenomenon has succeeded in…
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COLUMNS
Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX) : The Magic of Storytelling Through Podcasting
The Feminist Tech Exchange safety reboot modules podcasts. The month is August, the year is 2018, I am in Nepal…
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BUSINESS
Three fintech startups admitted to Kenya’s Regulatory Sandbox
Three Kenyan fintech startups have been admitted to the Kenyan Capital Markets Regulatory Sandbox. The startups are Pezesha Africa, a…
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BUSINESS
SwitchLink Africa – Leveraging technology to drive efficient remittance
Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh67.16 billion…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The huge opportunity for consolidation and cloud in Africa
It is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it…
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News
How we’re creating a safe online space for women
Never has there been a need for digital security as it is now. When I embarked on a journey to…
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Startups
World Bank allocates US$200 Million to support SMEs in Egypt
The World Bank has approved the allocation of $200 million to support SMEs in Egypt. The fund will focus on…
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News
Online Marketplaces Could Create 3 Million Jobs in Africa by 2025
Online marketplaces such as Jumia, Souq, Uber, and Travelstart could create around 3 million new jobs by 2025 across Africa.…
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Startups
Global Logistics Platform Kobo360 to Launch in Ghana and Kenya
Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, today announced that it will expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement…
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News
80% of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owner, GSMA Report
80 per cent of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owners. This is according to the GSMA’s…
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News
Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative applications open in March 2019
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March 2019. ANPI is…
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BUSINESS
Africa eCommerce Week: Africa had 21 million online shoppers in 2017
Africa had 21 million online shoppers in 2017 according to a report by UNCTAD, the United Nations body that oversees…
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News
Cellulant patners with Facebook to launch Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences on Messenger
Pan-African Payments company, Cellulant, has built Africa’s first Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences in Facebook Messenger. As part of…
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New Appointments
Oracle Appoints Andrew Sordam New Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa
Oracle today announced the appointment of Andrew Sordam as Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa with immediate effect. Andrew Sordam takes…
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News
Nairobi Garage to host ALU and MEST Kenyan operations
The African Leadership University (ALU) and the Meltwater School of Entrepreneurial Technology (MEST) are launching their operations in Kenya. The…
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News
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Launches US$10 Million Africa Entrepreneur Prize
Alibaba Group founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma has launched a $10 million ‘Netpreneur’ Prize for African entrepreneurs. He made…
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New Appointments
Liquid Telecom names Ahmad Mokhles as its Group Chief Operating Officer
Liquid Telecom has announced the appointment of Ahmad Mokhles as its Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO), a new position within…
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COLUMNS
How ROAM is Revolutionising Africa’s Online Marketplace
By Clemens Weitz, CEO of ROAM To anyone who lives and works in today’s rapidly-digitizing world, it won’t come as…
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BUSINESS
Tanda Launches Out of Beta To Help Retailers Source Their Inventory & Offer Credit on the Go
Tanda, a Kenyan platform designed to make it easier to run a shop by allowing shop owners order and manage…
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CYBER SECURITY
Be cyber-savvy: Employees should not be secondary to technology
“Our employees are our greatest asset” is a phrase that continues to be published far and wide in a plethora…
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News
Finnovation Kenya 2018: Collaboration way forward to driving constructive economic outcomes from the FinTech ecosystem in Africa
Finnovation Kenya 2018 summit kicked off today at the Radisson Blu Nairobi, bringing together more than 200 FinTech experts to…
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New Appointments
World Bank appoints Makhtar Diop as Vice President for Infrastructure
Makhtar Diop has been appointed as the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure effective July 1st, 2018. Before his appointment,…
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News
Industry Leaders Define How FinTech is Accelerating Positive Transformation of Banking in Africa
The FinTech space in Africa is witnessing rapid growth as innovative new financial services players disrupt the traditional modalities of…
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COLUMNS
Cloud computing can improve local realities in Kenya
Corine Mbiaketcha Nana, Managing Director Kenya Hub covering East, Central and West Africa at Oracle Kenya has distinguished itself as…
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New Appointments
Mastercard appoints Raghav Prasad as new Sub-Saharan Africa Division President
Spurred on by the company’s steady growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and in line with its focus on investing in the…
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News
Allianz Risk Barometer: Business interruption dominates business risks in Africa
They take aim at the backbone of the connected African economy and, when they strike, can jeopardize the success, or…
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COLUMNS
Tapping into Africa’s Fastest Growing Markets through the Power of Data
As competition for lucrative business opportunities becomes even fiercer in regions like Europe and North America, Africa is attracting more…
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CYBER SECURITY
Female Journalists in Kenya to be trained on online safety
With more users now spending time online, the ways they can get compromised on the internet have gotten more numerous…
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News
Mastercard launches #Girls4Tech programme to Drive Interest in STEM among Girls in Kenya
Mastercard has launched a new programme aimed at driving interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) among girls in…
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CYBER SECURITY
Opinion: Preparation is key when defending against DDoS attacks
By Bryan Hamman, Arbor Networks territory manager for Sub-Saharan Africa If you are well prepared with your security systems –…
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BUSINESS
Impact of Innovation on Real Estate
Among the various factors that have disrupted the world’s economic growth is the enormous impact that technology has had, and…
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News
The rise of innovation accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa
While businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa have steadily been adopting 3rd Platform technologies such as cloud, mobility, big data analytics and…
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News
Rwanda Government pioneers Smart City Innovation with SRG and Nokia
Rwanda, Kigali – Nokia and SRG will collaborate with the Government of Rwanda to deploy Smart City technology to improve…
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News
Siemens signs MoU with Uganda and Sudan to develop solutions in power supply, transportation, industry and healthcare
Siemens has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Uganda and Sudan improve power supply, industry, transportation. The corresponding MoU…
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News
Huawei and Honeywell partner for smart city projects across the globe
Huawei has announced a new partnership with American based technology firm Honeywell Home and Buildings Technologies to pursue large-scale smart…
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Startups
AFROPX is launching an online platform focused on African images
AFROPX, a startup that wants to transform access to African photos has announced plans to launch an online marketplace focused…
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News
#MWC16: UK and GSMA partner to fight global poverty using Mobile Technology
The United Kingdom (UK) and GSMA , a body that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide have announced a…
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News
TechTrendsKE among winners of Liquid Telecom Information Enabler programme
TechTrendsKE was among Kenya’s 10 digital information entrepreneurs feted by Internet service provider Liquid Telecom last week in the Liquid Telecom Information…
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News
Thousands of schools in Africa to benefit from Oracle Academy and Raspberry Pi Foundation program
Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have today officially launched Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for Schools. The program…
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News
10 nominees for the Innovation Prize for Africa Awards unveiled
The Innovation Prize for Africa has announced the 10 nominees for the 2015 annual Innovation Prize for Africa Awards. The…
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News
ERICSSON, COCA-COLA, SOLARKIOSK AND TIGO TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EKOCENTER
Ericsson has announced a pilot project to bring mobile connectivity to EKOCENTER, a social enterprise initiative designed to empower…
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Philips strengthens Nigeria’s ambition to improve energy efficiency
Royal Philips, has unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos one of the…
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